NEEN Energy Efficiency Gathering Mar 18

by | 3 Mar 2015 | Energy, Event

Keep energy efficiency on your radar! Come along to our NEEN Armidale gathering and learn about how the National Energy Efficiency Network can help you save energy, money and the planet… The National Energy Efficiency Network (NEEN) is establishing a learning...

SLA in Autumn Festival Parade

by | 24 Feb 2015 | Autumn Festival, Event

Note the date Saturday 14th March, and come and walk with SLA in the Armidale Autumn Festival Parade. Every year SLA has a ‘walking float’ (no petrol) that is colourful, musical and entertaining, with just a hint of how to make the transition to a low...

To collapse or not to collapse debate

by | 24 Feb 2015 | SLAM

As the climate crisis continues to unfold so too does the polarisation of core strategy within the environment movement. At one end of the spectrum, some environmentalists are fueled by a strong belief that speeding up an implosion of the global financial system is...

Changing the way I eat – Talk by Helen Webb at Feb Forum

by | 12 Feb 2015 | SLAM

Just a follow up to February Forum. Helen Webb has kindly given consent to publish her handout here. My Goals Were To: Increase my health and wellbeing Stop taking medication for acid reflux Be able to prepare vegetarian meals that provided well balanced nutrition and...

7 ways to get happy, sustainably

by | 11 Feb 2015 | Starfish

It is true that all of us need a basic level of material security. But after that, more stuff does not bring more happiness. The research shows that sustainable happiness comes from other sources, like having meaningful work to do (paid or unpaid) and having authentic...

Inaugural Judith Wright Lecture

by | 9 Feb 2015 | Event

One of Australia’s great environmental guardians is being celebrated in the Inaugural Judith Wright Lecture at 5.45pm, Thursday February 12 (Refreshments from 5pm)  in the Arts Lecture Theatre A1 the Arts Building, UNE. The lecture will be given by Dr Fiona...

AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 8th February

by | 5 Feb 2015 | AURG, Event

The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 8th February 2015. This will be a continuation of the three focus plantings on the southern side of Dumaresq Creek between Niagara and Donnelly streets. Bruce Whan has advised conditions will be ideal for planting out the...

Planning the SLA Autumn Festival float

by | 5 Feb 2015 | Autumn Festival, Event, SLAM

The Autumn Festival Parade will be on Saturday March 14th. For the eighth year running, SLA will again have (we hope) a fantastic ‘walking’ float in the Parade, with your help. Creative input is needed now. There are over 600 SLA supporters out there...

Top 10 sustainability campaigns of 2014

by | 3 Feb 2015 | Starfish

These are the 10 campaigns that have took 2014 by storm, according to the Guardian. This Greenpeace campaign targeting the iconic Lego brand, with the Everything is NOT Awesome video, was the most viewed in Greenpeace’s history. The online campaign was supported by a...

‘Sustainability’ is older than you think

by | 3 Feb 2015 | Starfish

Jeremy L. Caradonna’s new book, “Sustainability: A History,” finds that the notion of sustainability arose from early inklings in Western thought of the risks of over-exploiting the natural world. Caradonna, an associate professor of History at the University of...

Lismore Community Solarfarm

by | 14 Jan 2015 | Starfish

Lismore City Council has voted in favour of proceeding with the final stage of work on what could become Australia’s very first council-community solarfarm. The project ~ currently known as Lismore Community Solar ~ will comprise two 100kW solarfarms, situated at each...

Achieving a completely zero waste life is possible!

by | 14 Jan 2015 | Starfish | 1 comment

Lauren Singer, a college student from New York, lives a completely no waste life. Although she was studying Environmental studies, protesting, and was president of an environmental club, this did not necessarily mean that she was doing her share for the earth. She was...